Beautiful Baby Boy

This week I had the pleasure of meeting little Rhett. At 7 days old, he's one of the youngest babies I've photographed.

I'm always amazed how tiny, warm, and snuggley newborns are. And that particular baby smell is God's way of making sure they WILL be snuggled!

Rhett was so much fun to capture. He never actually feel completely asleep so I patiently waited until he closed his eyes or yawned. And for a newborn, he was SO active! Already lifting his head up and making his mommy and me WORK to get him posed just the right way. All this beautiful boy wanted to do was eat. Glad he won't remember it was me that delayed his snacks!

Congrats to John & Emily. The most precious gifts are given to those who had to wait! Thank you Lord for little Rhett.

Introducing Danica ...

Last week, I had the pleasure of capturing Danica. This precious 5 week old was the 1st baby to stay awake for the whole session! She decided there was just too much excitement for a nap.

I absolutely love taking photos of newborns. It's such a special thing to get to interact with a mom & her new baby. And I wish I could have taped Danica's daddy cooing and giggling at her. Babies truly are a gift from God. They are perfectly made, from their little toes to the scent of their hair - everything about them says "love me".

Danica was so sweet, she didn't cry or fuss. She just calmly watched and played along as we tried to get her into poses that only sleeping newborns should have to endure.

Shooting newborns can be tricky ... there are lots of breaks for snacking, things sometimes end up wet for one reason or another, and they aren't always in the mood to sit in front of the camera without mommy - but I love it!

I cant wait to get some more shots of Danica and I look forward to seeing her again in a couple of months!! Congrats to Jayde & Nick - Danica is beautiful blessing!

All of Danica's shots were taken with a 50mm at 1/100, f/5.6, ISO 100 with 2 OCFs.